Chapter 416: Despairing Wukong, I Am Heavenless!

My older brother Niu sometimes just can't see the situation clearly, nor can he guess what others are thinking; he always thinks he's doing good for the other person, but actually ends up harming them, and also harming himself.

I thought dying would bring peace, but I never expected to still harm Niu Ge in the end, and I don't know if Niu Dage's wife and children can be protected this time.

No matter what, I must protect Niu Dage's family; I owe them too much.

"Great Sage Grandfather! How many of your six root instruments have you recovered so far?" the horse-headed man asked.

If Great Sage Grandfather could regain his former divine powers, the Little Demon King wouldn't be able to cause trouble anymore.

"I've already retrieved one of the items from the Black Wind Monster's place, and it's currently placed inside my body; the Yellow Wind Monster still has one in his hand, and I plan to retrieve it first." The black monkey, or rather the current Sun Wukong, said.

But after retrieving all my root instruments and restoring the cultivation of the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, what then?

"What exactly are your so-called six root instruments?" Luode asked.

I know nothing about this game's plot; when I transmigrated, the game hadn't even been released yet—it was still nearly a year away!

But looking at the situation, these six so-called root instruments should be the most crucial items in the entire game, likely telling how Sun Wukong's reincarnation seeks to recover these six root instruments and then be reborn! "These are the things I drew after my death—respectively the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and body." Sun Wukong said.

"How come there are only five? Weren't there supposed to be six?" Luode asked.

"The sixth root instrument is placed on Flower Fruit Mountain, as said to be the will of the Great Sage Grandfather." The horse-headed man said.

"Hehe! That thing on Flower Fruit Mountain is merely the transformation of my corpse after death; in fact, there is no such thing as a will.

Rather than saying there are six root instruments, it's better to say there are actually only five, and the situation is like this." Sun Wukong said.

His soul indeed reincarnates, but the will within his body has already vanished; it should have disappeared at the moment of death, so his and Erlang Shen Yang Jian's plan is to let his will endure forever, thus preserving his memories with Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

Until the person he reincarnates into meets the requirements, can collect the other five root systems, and passes Yang Jian's trial, will he receive his memories and then inherit his immortal fetus to be reborn.

But now the plan seems to have gone awry—I was actually rescued by these two using some great divine power I've never seen before, and my soul was completely restored.

So there's no longer a need to preserve the memories kept with Yang Jian.

Now, as long as I retrieve my five root instruments and return to the place of my stone fetus incarnation, I can regain my former power.

Sun Wukong told Luode all of his and Yang Jian's plans without hiding anything.

After all, these two before me possess vast divine powers, far beyond what I can compare to; in the face of such beings, there's nothing to hide.

"Hahaha! I think I understand now—if it weren't for my intervention, this black monkey would have completed your mission and then become you, but because of my intervention, you were revived, and then this little monkey disappeared." Luode asked.

"Exactly so, but this black monkey is also me, a reincarnation of my soul; only after reincarnation, he is me, but I am not him." Sun Wukong said.

"If what you say is true, then after your resurrection like this, are you still you? Or are you someone else? Let another monkey inherit everything of yours!" Luode asked.

Reincarnation, reincarnation, reincarnation—after reincarnation, are you still you? Luode felt this was utterly unreliable; after reincarnation, personality and even cognition would completely change.

This is not like Athena's reincarnation—after Athena reincarnates, she remains herself, remembers all events from the mythological age, and occupies an absolute dominant position.

And Sun Wukong in this state—if it weren't for me and Azeroth acting, using the power of the death law to repair his soul, this monkey would have died completely.

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Upon hearing this, Sun Wukong fell into silence, not knowing what to say; he opened his mouth but not a single word came out.

"Hehehe! This monkey of yours once had the courage to stir up heaven, but now you've lost it all—you're committing suicide.

Moreover, you don't even want to be revived; you've handed over all your burdens, all your grudges, all your missions to another monkey to accomplish, choosing to die once and for all—you're desperate, utterly desperate." Luode said.

Hearing this, Sun Wukong had no reply, because what Luode said was correct—he, Sun Wukong, had indeed become desperate.

Once, causing havoc in heaven made him bold and fearless; he feared neither heaven nor earth, until he was pressed under the Five Elements Mountain by the Tathagata Buddha for a full five hundred years,

only then did he suddenly realize—originally, he was nothing, he was just an ordinary stone monkey; before those great divine beings, his strength couldn't even reach the table.

Thus, when Guanyin Bodhisattva first passed by Five Elements Mountain, he immediately called out to Guanyin Bodhisattva for help, hoping the other side would release him, as he already knew he was wrong.

The Bodhisattva also agreed, but the monkey's nature simply couldn't tolerate restraint; thus he deliberately killed a band of bandits in front of Tang Sanzang, then had Tang Sanzang drive him away, wanting to return to Flower Fruit Mountain to live freely and at ease.

But the Buddha of the Western Heaven always had a higher hand, placing that golden hoop on him and sternly teaching him how to be human; afterward, in reality, it became a disaster for Tang Sanzang.

But how could it not also be his own Sun Wukong's fate—he was forced to become a lackey of Ling Mountain, slaughtering countless demons and monsters, and his reputation in the demon world instantly became infamous.

One of the Seven Great Sages of the Demon Clan, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong, became the Buddhist monk Sun Xingzhe.

In the end, he even caused his older brother's family to be torn apart and destroyed; at the time he still thought he was right, believing only this way could Old Niu's family be happy and healthy, but reality ruthlessly slapped him in the face.

He reached the Western Heaven, guarded Tang Sanzang to arrive there, obtained the true scriptures, completed his mission, but in the end he didn't return to Flower Fruit Mountain to live freely—instead, he was draped in Buddhist robes and became a Buddha of Ling Mountain.

I fundamentally couldn't resist; no matter how hard I struggled or fought, I couldn't change that illusory, elusive fate.

That tight-headband spell was tightly fastened on his head; as long as he doesn't die, he can never take it off.

Thus he and Yang Jian set up a trap—using the death of the physical body to exchange for the eternal preservation of his will, passing on the name of Sun Wukong.

Just like the heavenly gods' positions are eternal and unchanging, but the immortals holding those positions are not the same individuals.

My Sun Wukong's name can also be passed on to others; I can finally be freed, leave this desperate world.

"Alright, now is not the time for idle chatter. Great Sage Grandfather, your root instruments—you already have one on your body, the second should be in the hands of the Great Sage Yellow Wind; let's go find him and take it." The horse-headed man said.

In his eyes, Sun Wukong was a top-tier hero, just like my great king—both are men who stand tall and firm. "What's there to panic about? This matter isn't urgent; the Great Sage Yellow Wind won't run away—first let's talk about the monkey's situation; if we don't untie this knot in his heart, this monkey is as good as useless." Luode said.

I can now properly indulge in this world—after all, this isn't the primordial chaos or the original Journey to the West; it's an adapted version, and if it were the primordial version,

the sages' power to destroy heaven and earth, knowing past and future, would naturally be beyond his ability to resist—at least it would be at the multiverse level.

But the original Journey to the West, and other adapted versions of Journey to the West, their combat power hasn't collapsed to the point of destroying the world—even at most, splitting open a mountain or manifesting heavenly phenomena and earthly geography counts as great divine power.

If I were here to raise my soul level, then eat the fruit of primordial divine power to become a primordial god, my strength would absolutely be the strongest existence, with no equal.

Moreover, I still have the residual divine power of the Absolute God in my hand!

So this monkey before me has sparked Luode's interest—perhaps this time I can play a bigger game, cause trouble! Cause trouble!

"I will retrieve my root instruments, and I will also save Niu Dage, but as for what comes after, I don't know how to do it." Sun Wukong said.

Rebel against heaven again? Hah! If it could succeed, he and Yang Jian back then would have already done this; I want to overthrow the Tathagata and the Jade Emperor, and Yang Jian also wants to overthrow the Jade Emperor.

Even Nezha, the Third Prince, could be brought together—because he wants to overthrow his own father, and there are also many gods in heaven who could be swayed.

For example, that Kui Mu Lang, or the green ox mount of Taishang Laojun.

And with Niu Dage and me calling out, the experts among the demon clan could also come in a group—but so what? Could this really defeat heaven or Ling Mountain?

Heaven could annihilate me once, and it could annihilate me a second time, a third time—even if I brought along the great bull demon king Niu Mowang and a host of other demon kings.

Besides, even with Erlang Shen Yang Jian and Nezha, they would only make the people of Heavenly Palace exert a little more effort.

He had long seen through this matter: they could not win, there was no hope of victory, the strength of the Heavenly Court and that of Ling Shan were simply beyond their ability to contend with.

They cannot win! Going there would only increase casualties; otherwise, he would not have been putting on a show with Erlang Shen Yang Jian.

Unless, unless a true master of great divine powers is willing to help him! Thinking of this, the monkey's gaze darted toward Luode beside him—just what kind of divine being is this person? His cultivation must be no less than that of the Buddha of the Western Heaven!

Even capable of completely restoring one's soul—such divine abilities were previously unthinkable to him.

Indeed, I am still that little monkey, having been a frog in a well, unaware of how vast the world truly is!

As my master said, once I leave the mountain gate, I will indeed stir up a great catastrophe.

"What are you looking at me for? You monkey, speak plainly if you have something to say! No need to hem and haw." Luode spoke.

This monkey is quite clever, no wonder he is the Spirit-Clear Stone Monkey; indeed, because he is too clever, he has seen through many things, but he was cuter when he first debuted, a greenhorn.

"Hehe! I haven't yet asked for your guidance, I haven't yet asked for your great immortal's honorific title! Great immortal saved my life, this old monkey thanks you." The monkey immediately put on a smiling face, smiled at Luode, and spoke.

"My surname is Luo, given name De. Listen well to my honorific title—I am the Great God of No Heaven!" Luode stroked his chin and spoke.

This time I will play the role of Wu Tian!

But I cannot be the Buddha Wu Tian, so I shall be the Great God Wu Tian! When the time comes, I will stand in the Baochi of Ling Shan and then arrogantly say something to the Tathagata.

Tathagata! Will you walk away yourself, or shall I send you away? Then I will forcibly suppress the Tathagata Buddha, send him to reincarnation, or overturn all the gods and buddhas of the heavens.

"So you are the Great God Wu Tian, this old monkey has long admired you, long admired you." The monkey immediately clasped his hands before Luode and spoke.

Great God Wu Tian! I've never heard of that name before, but this title is indeed quite impressive.

Wu Tian! Wu Tian! Lawless and Heavenless!

Even I dare only call myself the Great Sage Equal to Heaven; this person must surely be a master of great divine powers, not much inferior to my master Patriarch Bodhi.

Perhaps even stronger, for Wukong is absolutely certain that even his master Patriarch Bodhi could not save him, his soul scattered and spirit dispersed.

Now only by becoming stronger can I control my own fate; the sole piece of good news is that this rebirth allows me to break free from the control of confinement.

And if one wishes to grow stronger, increase one's strength, then is not this person before me the best choice? "You admire my title? Pah! You've probably never heard of my honorific before!" Luode spoke.

I just came up with this title, and you already admire it! "Hehe! Great God, since you have revived this old monkey, there must be some task for him to undertake; I wonder what your orders are?" The monkey spoke.

At this moment, the horse-headed man stood to one side, his horse's mouth gaping wide once again—is this still the Great Sage Grandfather he knows?

Are you still that heaven-standing, earth-supporting Great Sage Grandfather? Seeing this, the monkey rolled his eyes, you dullard, what do you understand? When Old Sun first took on a master, he was just like this; otherwise, how could he have won his master's favor and been taught his most formidable skills?

Now, if I can learn some formidable divine powers from this person, increase my strength, then I can resist this so-called Heavenly Mandate, resist Buddhism and Ling Shan, break free from their control, and henceforth wander freely and at ease.

"I am plotting a great undertaking; this great undertaking is temporarily not to be disclosed to you. First, go find some roots belonging to yourself, then we shall speak!" Luode spoke.

"I will overturn Ling Shan, then overturn the Heavenly Court, and then make this world my backyard garden."

"This is not the Primordial version of Journey to the West; I fear no one, my steed still lacks a Golden-Armored War God—let you take that role! Sun Wukong."

"As for all these gods and buddhas filling the heavens, I will seize them all; the obedient shall remain, the disobedient shall be reduced to flying ashes."

"Great God Wu Tian speaks truly; first let me retrieve my old monkey's root instrument, then we shall speak—though alas, my current strength is insufficient, I fear my magical power is inadequate, and I cannot be of help to the Great God."

"Hehe! Come along! Let us first go see that yellow-haired weasel; once you retrieve your root instrument and restore your full power, I will then teach you some formidable things." Luode spoke.

Upon hearing this, the monkey immediately rejoiced—his bet had paid off! (End of Chapter)